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Carefully observing the large disk in the center, the three discovered that the disk was not just one circle, but was made up of circles with small gaps between them.

After stepping on all the places and failing to hit any mechanism, Ningxu set her sights on the pillar in the center of the disk...

This thing looks unusual.

Ningxu walked to the center and touched the stone pillar, but didn't touch anything, so he moved on to the stone beast.

This little thing looks like a tiger and a wolf, like a creature painted on an ancient totem.

Mo Xi and San Ye also came to Ning Xu. San Ye naturally stood closest to Ning Xu. Mo Xi couldn't get between the two of them, so he pouted and looked at the disc under his feet.

Only then did I realize that the pattern on the disc seemed to be a little different.

Mo Xi: "Hey, look, shouldn't the pattern here be turned over to make two circles to connect?"

Mo Xi stepped on a certain spot in the circle under the stone pillar, then walked to the other side and stepped on a certain pattern in the next circle.

Her discovery attracted Ningxu's attention, and the three of them squatted down to examine the patterns on each circle.

The Third Master asked the two to stand on another circle, and he tried to push the circle in front of him to see if he could move it. "It's as solid as that door. I can't move it."

Mo Xi: “…”

I can’t push it…there are gaps, and the pattern looks like a puzzle, so it feels like it can move.

Ningxu turned her attention back to the stone pillar. She came to the front of the pillar, put her hand on the stone beast's head, and tried to turn it, but it didn't move.

Then he put his hand on the stone pillar and exerted a little force. The stone pillar began to rotate, and the third circle of discs and Mo Xi standing on it also began to rotate, very easily.

Mo Xi: "Hey! It's moving! It's moving!"

Mo Xi immediately reacted and looked at the pattern under his feet, until the pattern was about to match the pattern of the previous circle, "Alright, alright! It matches!"

Ningxu stopped immediately after hearing this. She saw that the second and third circles were put together, but there was only one stone pillar. How could she make all the discs rotate?

My thoughts were drawn back to the stone pillar. Since rotating clockwise was the third circle, would rotating in the opposite direction be another one?

Ningxu turned the stone pillar counterclockwise, but there was no response. When she wanted to try clockwise, they were surprised to find that it was the sixth circle of the disc that started to rotate.

Noticing this, the Third Master immediately walked to the sixth circle of discs and directed Ning Xu to match the sixth circle with the fifth.

At this time, Ningxu fully understood the rules of the stone pillar. Clockwise rotation means rotating the disk, and counterclockwise rotation means changing the disk. Different angles result in different levels.

After understanding the principle and trying a little, Ningxu quickly matched the patterns on the disc. Although she made some mistakes during the process, Sanye and Moxi were patient with her in trial and error.

Now the three of them could see the pattern on the disc clearly, and it was the image of the stone beast. It was as if this was a civilization that was born around the stone beast, and the image of the stone beast could be seen everywhere.

The disc returned to its place and the stone door opened.

Ningxu was delighted, and the three of them came to the stone gate together, "Let's go!"

Thinking that they had a chance to get out, the three of them walked briskly into the stone door. However, they did not expect that the stone door would automatically close after they passed through, and the sound of a disk turning could be heard from inside the door.

The three of them turned around and stared blankly at the stone gate...

Mo Xi: "If there is no road ahead, will we be unable to open this door?"

Ningxu: "...say something nice, there must be a way ahead."

There was indeed a road ahead, but it was still as long as before. However, this time there were many more uphill roads, all stone steps and slopes, which was comparable to climbing a mountain.

The only difference is that the passage here is narrow, and only one person can walk at a time. So when climbing the slope, the three of them walked in a line. Because the Yu Luo Sword only recognized Ning Xu, they arranged Ning Xu in the middle to illuminate, Mo Xi took the lead, and San Ye followed behind.

Although Mo Xi was timid, she was more afraid of something strange suddenly appearing behind her than in front of her. If something appeared in front of her, she could see what it was and just fight it back with martial arts, but she couldn't do that with something behind her, so she would rather lead the charge than follow behind.

After climbing for a long time without seeing the exit, Mo Xi sat down on the steps and said, "What the hell is this place! Climbing in a cave? A new experience project in Yunwu Mountain?"

Ningxu braked quickly to avoid stepping on her, but San Ye failed to brake. However, because Ningxu was in front of him, he hugged Ningxu directly, hugged her from behind, and was always on guard against Ningxu falling.

Ningxu had long been accustomed to the close contact between the two of them. Seeing that Mo Xi was tired, she suggested that they rest on the spot.

After a good rest, the three of them continued to move forward, and after many twists and turns, they finally arrived at a flat area. At the end of the passage, Ningxu squinted and saw what seemed to be a stone door.

With new hope, the three of them quickly walked to the stone door. The third master tried pushing it, but it still couldn't be opened.

Mo Xi sighed and followed Ning Xu to the stone gate.

There is an embedded place next to the stone door, shaped like a cabinet with densely packed and staggered grids on it. In front of the cabinet is a compass, which looks like a miniature of the round plate in the previous cave, but its shape is no longer a stone beast.

There was a protruding grid on the compass, which was opened and empty inside.

Ningxu: "Is there anything engraved on this compass?"

Ningxu could not recognize the characters of the Tianle Dynasty and could only understand characters that were similar to Chinese characters, so the squares on the compass looked like words.

After hearing this, San Ye came up behind her. Because of the height difference, San Ye could also clearly see the words on the compass in front of Ning Xu. "It's the name of a star."

Mo Xi became discouraged when she heard Xing Xiu. The abstruse questions were not suitable for her, so she decided to find a place to sit and wait.

At the same time, Ningxu turned around and looked at the Third Master, "You're coming?"

Third Master: "I... only know a little."

Ningxu: "The royal family doesn't study astrology? Oh, that seems to be true. I don't think I've ever heard of the Tianle Dynasty having an imperial teacher."

Ningxu remembered that there was an observatory in the capital, and she was confused for a while. But she figured it out herself, the observatory was built by the late emperor for the empress dowager to watch the stars, not for observing celestial phenomena and divination.

The Third Master walked to Mo Xi's original position and observed the compass. "The Tianle Dynasty is blessed by the goddess, and the weather is good. There is no need to predict the future by observing the stars, so there are not many people who study astrology."

Ningxu pointed at the compass and asked, "How could this person do that?"

Third Master: "Maybe... he is interested?"

The Third Master and Ning Xu studied the compass together, but they were hesitant to start because they really didn't know where to start.

They tried to press the grids of the constellations, but failed.

They also tried to stand on tiptoe to press the grid on the cabinet, but it didn't move.

I tried to push the empty box above the compass, but I couldn't get it in. I couldn't push it in either.

Due to his lack of knowledge about the stars, even if San Ye knew what was written on the compass, he could not calculate the symbol of their position.